A visual artist has publicly accused Katy Perry of stealing his artwork and using it as the background for her 'Chained to the Rhythm' single cover.

London-based artist Dom Sebastian took to Instagram on Wednesday to share side-by-side photos of a digital piece from his 2012 Holographic Melt Series and the artwork featured on the singer's single cover, as well as a $35 iridescent lithograph being sold on her website.

Sebastian stated that Katy Perry and her team have 'stolen my artwork,' adding: 'I was never contacted by her or anyone from her team or label @capitolrecords.'

Taken" London-based artist Dom Sebastian has accused Katy Perry of using his artwork on her 'Chained to the Rhythm' single cover and merchandise

Proof: He shared side-by-side photos of a digital piece from his Holographic Melt Series (L) and the artwork featured on the singer's 'Chained to the Rhythm' single cover (R) on Instagram

'What’s more is that Katy has been selling my artwork as her own, as merchandise on her store, and through other outlets, as a $35 print,' he continued.

'I’m shocked that @katyperry and @capitolrecords think it is acceptable to lift my work directly from my website and use it as they please without paying me or even contacting me. #exposed'

The cover of Perry's single 'Chained to the Rhythm' from her 2017 album Witness features holographic swirls in the background that greatly mirror the ones in the digital piece Sebastian created six years ago.

The artist told Paper he finds it unsurprising that it caught the eye of the singer's creative team because there has been a resurgence of interest in his Holographic Melt Series.

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Striking: The cover of Perry's single (L) features holographic swirls in the background that greatly mirror the ones in the digital piece Sebastian created in 2012 (R)

Outcry: In his Instagram post, Sebastian said he was never contacted by Perry or anyone from her team or label, claiming they have 'stolen my artwork'

Sebastian said he was never contacted by anyone from Perry's team. He actually came across the single cover while browsing Spotify, and further research showed that the artwork was also being used in merchandise, as well.

'You automatically get copyright protection the moment you create the work, which protects you when this sort of thing happens,' he told the publication. 'The issue is that there is no respect on the Internet for artists' work and that's what needs to change.'

Sebastian's post about Perry has stirred up plenty of controversy, as some slammed him for his claims while others supported him as an artist.

'Dude... move on, no one cares about this basic background,' one person wrote, while another added: 'Wow, some of the comments on here are so toxic, not to mention baseless..... ignore them.

Adding fuel to the fire: The artwork on Perry's 'Chained to the Rhythm' single cover is also featured on a $35 iridescent lithograph being sold on her website

Hitting back: Sebastian (R) said he was 'shocked' that Perry (L) and Capitol Records have lifted his work directly from his website and used it how they pleased

'You are definitely in the right and you're doing the right thing. Hopefully Katy Perry and/or her people will also do the right thing...'

Sebastian returned to Instagram on Friday to say that the South Korean boy group SF9 has also lifted from the same work of art without his permission, writing: 'Another one - Kpop band @SF9official have also stolen and used as their album artwork.'

He added: 'This album has over 4 million streams on @spotify alone. Again, no contact from them or their record label.'